Direction-indicator.



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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 21, 191,2. 1,100,201 Patenteu June 16,1914

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PAUL SCHMIDT, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 16, 1914;.

Application filed December 21, 1912. Serial No. 738,101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that 1, PAUL SCHMIDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Direction-Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends improve,v

ments in direction/indicators for vehicles and relates more ticularly to devices of this nature which are e pecially adapted for.

' show a direction symbol and at the same time cause the exhaust of the engne to audibly indicate that a turn is going to be made.

With these and other objects in view, as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in cer tain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had-to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a inotorvehicle running gear, showing my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a vehicle equipped with my invention, Fig. 3 is a view taken upon the plane of line 33 of Fig. 1, showing inelevatiomthe operating lever and locking means therefor, Fig. 4 is a view taken upon the plane of line 4-1 of Fig. 1, showing the foot pedal and related parts of my invention in elevation, Fig. 5isa side elevation of the exhaust mutlier andwhistle, showing the actuating rod for the latter,

Fig. Gis a fragmentary sectional view, partly in elevation, showing the construction and operation of the whistle, Fig. 7 is a vertical 9, and, Fig. 11 is a sectional View taken upon the plane of line 11-11 of Fig. 9.

Inth'e following description and accompanying drawings similar parts will be referred to and designated by like characters of reference.

Referring in detail to the drawings by numerals, 10 designates generally, the frame of a motor vehicle and 11 a shaft j ournaled transversely thereof under the floor of the vehicle. The hand operated lever 12 is keyed adjacent one end of the shaft 11 and carries the usual locking mechanism, generally designated 13, for engagement with the segmental rack 14 The other end of the shaft 11 projects through a casing 15 in which is housed a segmental gear 16 and an annular gear 17, said first mentioned gear being rigid with the shaft 11 and meshing with the second mentioned gear. The Gear 17 is rigid with a grooved roller 18 upon which is wound the flexible connection 19, said connection extending through a guide tube 20. to the lamp box to be hereinafter described. A foot pedal 21 is connected by the link 22 to a bell-crank lever 23, said latter being supported upon a shaft 24 journaled within the spring bracket 25,

which latter are securedto the under side of the car floor 26. A connecting rod 26 is pivotally secured at its forward end to the bell-crank lever 23 and at its rear end to a link 27, which is operatively connected to a flap valve 28 positioned within the exhaust pipe 29 of the muffler 30. The flap valve 28 may be actuated to close the pipe 29, at which time the burned gases will exhaust through the whistle 31. A sleeve 32 is keyed to the rod. 26 and has pivotally secured thereto the hooked arms 33 and 31, which engage a segmental disk 35, which latter is rigid with the shaft 11. A contractile spiral spring 36 holds the arms 33 and 34: in engagement with the disk 35.

v the flap valve 2'? will be actuated, to close y the pipe 29 so as to force the burned gases through the whistle 31. When it is desired to sound the whistle without actuating the visual indicator, the foot lever 21 is de pressed, which causes a forward motion of the shaft 26, thus actuating the flap valve '28 and directing the burned gases through the whistle 31. It will be noted that the structure heretofore described and shown permits the arms 33 and 34 to move forwardly in engagement with the segmental disk 35 without operating the latter. The spring 36,

as before. stated, holdsthese arms in engagement with the segmental disk 35.

Referring to the lamp box, which incloses my visual indicator ,and which is illustrated by the figures upon Sheet 3, 37 designates generally, a casing having one of its walls slottedand the slot closed by a glass plate 38, said plate being retained in position by -the strips 39. One side of the casing 37 is closed by the removable plate 40, which slides in the guide flanges 41. The plate is made movable to permit access to the interior of the casing wherein is positioned the lamp 42 and rollers 43 and 44, the last,

mentioned roller being spring actuated. A

, grooved roller 49,'to which is connected and ',..-40 I ble connection 19.

upon which is adapted to be-wound the flexi- From the'foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, 1t

will be seen that the lever 12 may be actu-.

ated' to cause a movement of the web 45 so that either of the letters R or L may be brought before the glass 38, at which time the light from the lamp 42 shining through, said letters, will make them visible.

It is to be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred embodi ments of my invention, I do not Wish to be I Copies of this patent may be obtained for limited to these exact constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, but may make such changes as Will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.-

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a signaling device, the combination of a visual signal, an audible signal means including a rotatable shaft for operating the visual signal, a second shaft which when moved longitudinally will operate the audible signal, arms secured to the second mentioned shaft, a segmental disk rigid with the rotatable shaft for engagement by said arms, a rotation of the rotatable shaft causing a simultaneous operation of the signals, the audible signal being operable independently of the visual signa 2. In a signaling device, the combination with a signal, of a longitudinally movable rod for operating the signal, a rotatable rod extending transversely of the first mentioned rod, means for rocking the rotatable rod, a segmental disk rigidly secured to the rotatable rod, a pair of arms pivotally connected to the first mentioned rod and engaging the segmental disk, a rocking of the r0- tatable rod causing the longitudinal rod to be moved in one direction, and means independent of the rotatable rod for moving the longitudinal rod in one direction.

3. In a signaling device, the combination with a signal, of a longitudinally movable rod for operating the signal, a rock shaft extending transversely of the rod, means for rocking said shaft, a segmental disk rigid with the rock shaft, a pair of arms pivotally secured to the rod, and engaging saidsegmental disk, whereby a rocking movement of the disk will cause the rod to move longitudinally in one direction, spring means for holdingthe arms in engagement with the disk, and'means independent of the arms and disk for moving the rod longitudinally v in one direction to operate the signal.

In testimony whereof I afiix my slgnature .in presence of two wltnesses.

PAUL SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM BARNIEHEL,

JOHN KEYS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.? 

